12 MARKS QUESTIONS

1. Two control rods are attached at A to lever AB. Using trigonometry and knowing
that the force in the left-hand rod is F1 = 30 N, determine (a) the required force
F2 in the right-hand rod if the resultant R of the forces exerted by the rods on
the lever is to be vertical, (b) the corresponding magnitude of R.

2. Four forces act on bolt A as shown. Determine the resultant of the forces on the
bolt.
3. Determine the resultant of the three forces

4. Boom AB is held in the position shown by three cables. Knowing that the
tensions in cables AC and AD are 900N and 1200 N, respectively, determine (a)
the tension in cable AE if the resultant of the tensions exerted at point A of the
boom must be directed along AB, (b) the corresponding magnitude of the
resultant.
5. In a ship-unloading operation, a 3500-N automobile is supported by a cable.A
rope is tied to the cable at A and pulled in order to center the automobile over its
intended position. The angle between the cable and the vertical is 2°, while the
angle between the rope and the horizontal is 30°. What is the tension in the
rope?

6. Two cables are tied together at C and are loaded as shown. Determine the
tension (a) in cable AC, (b) in cable BC.
7. Two traffic signals are temporarily suspended from a cable as shown. Knowing
that the signal at B weighs 300 N, determine the weight of the signal at C.

8. The force P is applied to a small wheel that rolls on the cable ACB. Knowing
that the tension in both parts of the cable is 140 N, determine the magnitude and
direction of P.
9. A system of four forces acting on a body is shown in fig below. Determine the
resultant force and its direction.

10. The Bar AC, 10m long supports a load of 6000N as shown below.
The cable BC is horizontal and 5m long. Determine the forces in the cable and the
bar.
11. A mass of 45 kg is suspended by a rope from a ceiling. The mass is pulled by a
horizontal force until the rope makes an angle of 70˚ with the ceiling. Find the
horizontal force and the tension in the rope.

12. Determine the tension in the cables AB, and AC required to hold the 40KG crate
shown in fig below.
13. A rod AB as shown in figure below is held by a ball and socket joint at A and
supports a mass C weighing 1000N at end B. The rod is in xy plane and is
inclined to y axis at an angle of 18˚. The rod is 12 meters long and has
negligible weight. Find the forces in the cables DB, and EB.

14. A Force act at the origion of a coordinate system in a direction defined by the
angles Øx =69.3˚ and Øz =57.9˚. If the component of the Force F along Y
direction is
-174N, Determine
1)The angle Øy
2)The other components of the force F
3)The magnitude of the force F.
15. Find the tension in the cable AC and BC

16. A horizontal line PQRS is 12m long where PQ=QR=RS=4m.Forces of

1000,1500, 500 N act at P,Q,R and S respectively and action of these forces
make angles of 90˚, 60˚, 45˚ and 30˚ respectively with PS. Find the magnitude,
direction and position of the resultant force.
17. A coplanar parallel force system consisting of three forces acts on a rigid bar
AB as shown in fig below.
a)Determine the simplest equivalent action for the force system.(take moment
about C).
b) If an additional force of 10 KN acts along the bar A to B , what would be
simplest equivalent action?.

18. Reduce the given system of forces acting on the beam AB in fig below to
1)an equivalent force-couple system at A
2)an equivalent force-couple system at B.
19. The three forces and a couple shown below are applied to an angle bracket.
find the resultant of this system of forces
Locate the points where the line of action of the resultant intersects line AB and
the line BC.

20. In the figure bellow the lever AB is hinged at C and attached to a cable at A. If
the lever is subjected to a horizontal force of 750 N at point B. determine
1) tension in th4e cable
2) reaction at hinge C.
21. Determine the reactions at A and B.

22. Find the magnitude of 2 forces such that if they act at right angles, their
resultant is √10.But if they act at 60’, their resultant is √13.
23. Determine the reactions of the beam shown in fig.

24. A tripod is acted upon by a force of 1500N as shown in the fig. Determine
forces in the legs of the tripod rests at A,B,and C.
25. Calculate the reaction at the supports of the truss shown in fig.
1).

2).
26. Find the pin reaction at A and the knife-edge reaction at B.

27. A wire is fixed at two points A and B as shown in fig. carrying weights 20KN
and 30KN at point’s b and C respectively. Find the tension in wires AB,BC,CD,
if AB and BC are inclined at 30˚ and 50˚ to vertical respectively.

28. Members OA, OB, and OC form a three member space truss. A weighting
10KN is suspended at the joint O.. Determine the magnitude and nature of
forces induced in each of the three members of the truss.
29. Calculate the support reactions for the beam shown below.
1)

2)
30. Five forces are acting on a particle. The magnitude of the forces are 300N,
600N, 700N, 900N and P and their respective angles with the horizontal are
0˚,60˚,135˚,210˚,and 270˚.If the vertical component of the all the forces is
-1000N, find the value of P. Also calculate the magnitude and the direction of
the resultant. Assuming that the first force acts towards the point, while all the
remaining forces act away from the point.

31. A 3000N vertical force is applied to the end of the lever which is attached to a
shaft at O. determine
1)The moment of 3000N force about A.
2)The magnitude of the horizontal force applied at A, which creates the same
amount about O.
3)the smallest force applied at A which creates the same moment about O.
4)How far from the shaft a 750 N vertical force must act to create the same
moment about O.

32. Two cables which have known tensions are attached to the top of the tower AB.
A third cable AC is used as a wire as shown in fig. Determine the tension in AC
if the resultant of the forces exerted at A by the three cables acts vertically
downwards.
33. An electrical light fixture weighing 150N hangs from a point C, by two strings
AC and BC as shown in fig. Determine the forces in the strings AC and BC.
34. A beam AB, is simply supported and carries loads as shown in fig.Caculate the
reaction at A and B.

35. A string ABCD, attached to two fixed points A and D has two equal weights of
1000N attached to it at B and C. The weights rest with the portion AB and CD
inclined at angles of 30˚and 60˚ respectively to the vertical as shown in fig. Find
the tensions in the portions AB, BC and CD of the string, if the inclination of
the portion BC with the vertical is 120˚.
36. .String AO holds a smooth sphere on an inclined plane ABC, as shown in fig.
The weight of the sphere is 1000N, and the plane is smooth. Calculate the
tension in the string and the reaction at the point of contact B.

37. . A 200-kg cylinder is hung by means of two cables AB and AC, which are
attached to the top of a vertical wall. A horizontal force P perpendicular to the
wall holds the cylinder in the position shown. Determine the magnitude of P and
the tension in each cable.
38. Determine the magnitude and line of action of the resultant of forces shown in
fig.

39. A cylindrical roller has a weight of 10KN and it is being pulled by a force which
is inclined at 30˚,with the horizontal as shown in fig. While moving it comes
across an obstacle 10cm high. Calculate the force required to cross this obstacle,
if the diameter of the roller is 1m.
40. Two rollers each of weight 50N and of radious 10cm rest in A HORIZONTAL
CHANNAL OF WIDTH 35CM AS SHOWN IN FIG.Find the reaction on the
point of contacts A, B, and C.

41. A roller of radius 30cm weighing 2KN is to be pulled over a rectangular

obstruction of height 15cm as shown in fig. by a force P applied tangentially at
its crest C, through a string wound around the circumference of the roller.Find
the force P required just to turn the wheel over the corner of the obstruction.
Also determine the magnitude and direction of the reactions at A and B.
Surfaces may be taken as smooth.
42. Four forces act on a 700mm × 375mm as shown in fig.
find the resultant of these forces.
locate the two points where the line of action of the resultant intersects the edge of
the plate.

43. A 300×150mm plate is subjected to four forces as shown in fig.Find the

resultant of the four forces and the two points at which the line of action of the
resultant intersects the edge of the plate.
44. A bend up beam ABC is shown in fig. It is hinged at A and supported on rollers
at C. If there is an uniform wind pressure of 2kN/m on the vertical side AB, and
a central point load of 16KN at middle of BC. Calculate the reactions offered by
the support.

45. A truss of 8m span is loaded as shown in fig. find the support reaction.